Stopping and reversing mechanism.



No. 726,679. PATENTED APB.- 28, 1903..

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STOPPING. AND REVERSING MECHANISM.

AfPLICATIOIT FILED JULY 28, 1902.

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BENGT M. V. HANSON, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO PRATT AND WHITNEY COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORA- TION OF NEW JERSEY: i

STOPPING AND REVERSING MECHANISM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 726,679, dated April 28, 1903.

Original application filed May 3,1902, Serial No. 105,839. Divided and this application filed July 28. 1902. Serial N-117,285| (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, BENGT M. W. HANSON, a subject of the King of Sweden and Norway, residing at Hartford,in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Stopping and Reversing Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to reversing mechan- I0 ism, and is primarily designed for employment with lathes, and especially for controlling the rotary movement of the lead-screw shaft for reciprocating the slide-rest carriage of such machines, although it is not limited to said use. p

One object of the invention is'the provision of improved mechanism for stopping and reversing the rotation of a driven shaft, said mechanism involving shiftable gear elements loose thereon and in engagement normally with driving-gear elements and a movable clutch for connecting and disconnecting the loose gear elements to said driven shaft.

Another object of the invention is the provision in reversing and stopping mechanism of a shiftable sleeve carrying a pair of gears and of means for shifting said sleeve to carry said gears and an idler in engagement with one of them out of mesh with the drivinggears of the machine.

Further objects of the invention will be set forth in the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of part of a machinefor instance, a lathe-in which my invention may. be embodied. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal verti-, calsection of the invention, parts being shown;

in elevation. Fig. 3 is an end view of the machine, showing the reversing-gearing. Fig. 4 is an elevation, partially in section, of a part of the mechanism for throwing the driven gears out of engagement with their drivinggears. Fig. 5 is an end view of the idler-pinion and shiftable sleeve. Fig. 6 is a detail View of the idler-pinion, its stud, and the shiftable sleeve; and Fig. 7 is a perspective View of the clutch mechanism.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 a sleeve 7, provided with rack or equivalent teeth 7, and in another opening 8 of said frame is journaled a shaft 9, having a handle 10 at one end exterior of the frame and a pin 'ion 11 at its opposite end, said pinion being in engagement with the rack-teeth 7.

Designated by His a gear-wheel having a hub 12,fitted in one end of the sleeve 7, and designated by 13'is another gear-wheel having a hub 13 mounted in the opposite end of said sleeve. Through these gear-wheels and their hubs passes a shaft 14, said gear-wheels beingloose thereon, and carried by the shaft is a spline 15, engaginga longitudinal groove in a clutch 16. This shaft 14 is longitudinally perforated at 14" to receive a rod 17, carrying a pin 17, working in a slot 14 of said shaft and entering the clutch 16. Shaft 14 is externally. threaded at its inner end to receive a nut 18 and a washer 19, the latter bearing against a shoulder of the shaft and the face of the gear-wheel 12, and at its 0pposite extremity said shaft is provided with a collar 14 to receive the bearing contact of 'gear 18 and with an extension 14 threaded to engage a nut 20. Secured to this extension 14 is a gear 21, which will engage a similar gear (not shown) on the shaft to be driven. Designated by 22 is an idler-pinion looselymounted on a stud 23, projecting from-the head or frame 1, said pinion havinga hub 22, 0 provided with a circumferential groove 22 for the reception of a pin 24, carried by the sleeve 7, the construction being such that when the sleeve carrying gears 12 and 13 is reciprocated toward the left the pinion will 5 move with said sleeve and will be slid along the stud until it is out of engagement with the gear 5, said gear 12 being also carried out of engagement with the gear 4 upon this movement of the sleeve.

In the frame 1 is formed a curved slot 25, provided with a recess 26 at each of its ends, and in the crank or handle is a bore 10 for the reception of aspring 2'7, surrounding the shank of a plunger 28, hearing at its inner end against a head 28' of said shank, this head having a tip shaped to enter either of the recesses 26 and serving to lock the handle at each limit of its stroke. For withdrawing the plunger against the resistance of its controlling-spring a hand grasp or knob 29 is provided, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4.

At its end adjacent to gear 5 the shaft 2 is threaded to receive a split ring or collar 30, recessed at 30 to affordgreater resiliency and clamped upon the said threaded end by means of a screw 31, and by adjusting said collar any lost motion or play of said shaft may be readily taken up and said shaft accurately secured in place.

Upon one of its sides the head or frame 1 is recessed at 32, and gear 12 is chambered at 12 to fit over the projection 33 of the frame formed by said recess when the sleeve 7 is shifted to the left to withdraw said gear from engagement with the gear 4 of shaft 2. So, too, the frame is recessed at its opposite side at 33 to receive the hub 22 of pinion 22.

The hub 12' of gear-wheel l2 and the hub 13 of gear-wheel13 are provided with clutchteeth 34 34:, respectively, and the clutch 16 is equipped at each end with a tooth 35 35, respectively, for engagement with the teeth of the hubs. Any other suitable form of clutch-engaging surfaces may, however, be employed without departure from the in vention, whichis not limited to a specific kind of clutch.

For reciprocating the clutch-actuating rod 17 any desired means, either manual or automatic, may be employed; but there is shown for this purpose a rod 34, mounted for sliding movement in aguide 35, secured to the frame, and carrying at its inner end a yoke 36, having laterally-projecting pins 37, which enter a groove 38 in the head 3!) of the rod .17, said rod 34 being provided with a pin 3i at its right-hand end, which is received in a slot of a pivoted lever 40, which maybe actuated by any desired means-as, for instance, a shiftable rod of the kind shown in my application filed May 3, 1902, Serial No. 105,839, of which the present case is a division.

My improved stoppingand reversingmechanisin operates as follows: In Figs. 1 and 2 the clutch 16 is shown shifted to the left, and therefore in engagement with the hub 13' of gear 13, thereby causing said gear as it is rotated bythe idler 22,driven by the gear 5 of shaft 2, to be connected to the shaft let and to drive said shaftan d its gear 21 in one direction. To reverse this motion of the shaft, the rod 17 and its connected clutch are shifted to the right,

thus connecting the clutch with the hub 12 of gear 12 in engagement with the gear 4: of shaft 2, the idler-pinion 22 and gear 13 then rotating idly upon their supports. When it is desired, the clutch may be thrown to a neutralposition intermediate the cl utch-faces on the hubs of gears 12 and 13, as shown in Fig. 7, and then these gears rotate idly upon the shaft 14, and the same remains stationary. Should it be desired to throw the idler 22 and gear 12 out of mesh with the gears 4 and 5 of shaft 2, the plunger 23 is withdrawn from the locking-recess 26, in which it is shown seated in Fig. 1, and the handle 10 is swung to the left until said plunger snaps into the other locking-recess of the groove 25, this action turning the shaft 9 and causing the teeth 11 thereof to engage the rack-teeth 7' of sleeve 7 and reciprocate said sleeve, the gears 12 and 13, carried thereby, and the idler-pinion 22 to the left to throw said pinion and said gear 12 out of engagement with their actuating-gears, as above stated. This then leaves the shaft 2 rotating freely in its bearings without turning any of the gearing controlled by the sleeve 7 and enables (should the mechanism be employed in a lathe) filing, burnishing, and other operations upon the stock while the remainder of the machine is at rest.

Many changes may be made in the details of the construction and the arrangement and location thereof, and while the parts are shown disposed horizontally this is not essential, and the invention is not limited to any specific kind of gearing nor to any special devices for actuating the sleeve and the clutch.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. The combination, with a driving-shaft, of gearing carried by said shaft; a shiftable sleeve; gearing carried by the sleeve and controlled by the gearing of the shaft; a frame in which the sleeve is mounted for longitudinal movement; means for reciprocating the sleeve to throw the gearing carried thereby out of engagement with its actuating-gearing; a shaft movable with the sleeve; and means for clutching said gearing to the shaft.

2. The combination, with a support, of a driving-shaft journaled in said support; a pair of gears rigid with said shaft; a movablymounted idler in engagement with one of said gears; a sleeve; a pair of gears carried by said sleeve; means for connecting the idler with said sleeve; ashaft upon which the gears are loosely mounted; and means for alternately clutching said gears to the shaft.

3. The combination, with a support, of a driving-shaft journaled in said support; a pair of gears rigid with said shaft; a movablymounted idler in engagement with one of said gears; a sleeve; a pair of gears carried by said sleeve; means for connecting the idler with said sleeve; ashaft upon which the gears are loosely mounted; means for alternately clutching said gears to the shaft; and means respectively, in engagement with 'the idlerand with a gear of the driving-shaft; a driven shaft; and means for alternately clutching said gears to the driven shaft.

5. The combination, with a driving-shaft,

ofa support in which said shaftis journaled;

gears rigid with said driving-shaft; a stud projecting from the support; an idler having a grooved hub journal'ed on the stud; a sleeve mounted for sliding movement in an opening of the support; a device connected to the sleeve at one end'andentering the groove of the idler-hub at its opposite end; gears car ried by the sleeve and, respectively, in engagement with the idler and with a gear of the shaft; a driven shaft; and means for alternately clutching said gears to the drivenshaft.

6. The combination, with a reciprocatory sleeve, of rotatable driven elements, each having a clutch-surface,carried by said sleeve;

a shaft upon which said driven elements are loosely mounted; mechanism for actuating said driven elements in opposite directions; a clutch for alternately connecting the driven elements to the shaft upon which'they are loosely mounted; and means for reciprocating the sleeve to throw its driven elements out of connection with their actuating mechanism.

7. The combination, with a reciprocatory sleeve having a gear-surface, of asupport in which said sleeve is mounted; a gear journaled in said support and in engagement with the gearsurface of the sleeve; a pair of reversely-operable driven elements, each element having a clutch-surface,carried by said sleeve; means for rotating said driven elements; a shaft upon which the driven elements are loosely mounted; a clutch splined to the shaft; and means for reciprocating said slidingly-mounted idler in engagement with one of saidgears; a reciprocatory sleeve carried by the support; a pair'of gears mounted on the sleeve, one of said gears being in engagement with'the idler and the other with a gear of the driving-shaft; means for connect ing the idler and sleeve; a driven shaft; and a movable clutch for alternately connecting the gears to said driven shaft.

10. The combination, with a support, of a driving-shaft; driving elements secured to said driving-shaft; a stud carried by the support; an element actuated 'by one of said driving elements,and mounted for sliding movement upon the stud; a reciprocatory sleeve; means connecting said sleeve and the element upon the stud; reversely-driven elements carried by, and movable with, the sleeve; a shaft upon which said reverselydriven'elements are loosely mounted; a clutch for alternately connecting the reverselydriven elements to said shaft; and means for actuating the clutch.

11. The combination, with a support,having bearings at an angle to each other, of a sleeve having a rack-surface mounted in one of said bearings; a shaft journaled in the other bearing; a pinion carried by said shaft; means for actuating said shaft; reversely-operable gearing carried by the sleeve; means for actuating said gearing; a shaft upon which said gearing is loosely mounted; andmeans for alternately clutching the elements of said gearing to said shaft.

12. The combination, with a support having bearings at right angles to each other, of a sleevehaving a rack-surface mounted in one of said bearings; a shaft; a pinion car- -ried by said shaft and in engagement with the rack-surface, said shaft being mounted in the other bearing of the support; a device for actuating said shaft; means for locking said device after the shaft has'been actuated; a pair of gears carried by'the sleeve, each gear having a clutch-surface; a driven shaft; a clutch having an engaging surface ateach of its ends connected for sliding movement to said driven shaft; means for actuating the clutch; and means for driving the gears carried by the sleeve in opposite directions.

13. The combination, with a support hav ing bearings located at an angle to eachother, of a'shaft journaled in one of said bearings; a handle on said shaft; means forlocking the handle to the support afterthe shaft has been actuated; a pinion carried bythe shaft; a'

sleeve in the other of said bearings, and having a rack-surface in engagement with said.

pinion; a driven element having a hub provided with a clutch-surface mounted in one end of the sleeve; a second driven element also having a hub with a clutch-surface mounted in the other end. of said sleeve;

shaft, and adapted alternately to connect said driven elements to the shaft; and means for actuating the clutch.

14:- The combination, With a support, of a reciprocatory sleeve mounted in a bearing thereof; a pair of driven elements carried by the sleeve; means for actuating said driven elements in opposite directions; a driven shaft upon which the driven elements are loosely mounted; a clutch splined to the driven shaft; and means for actuating the clutch, to cause it alternately to connect said driven elements to the driven shaft.

15. The combination, with a support having a recess and a bearing, of a sleeve mounted for reciprocatory movement in the bearing; a chambered driven element carried by the sleeve; a second driven element also carried by the sleeve; means for rotating the driven elementsin opposite directions; means for reciprecating the sleeve; a driven shaft; a clutch in sliding engagement with said shaft; and means for actuating the clutch.

16. The combination, with a support having a bearing and a recess in its side, of a reciprocatory sleeve mounted in the bearing; a chambered driven element carried by the sleeve; a second driven element also carried by the sleeve, each of said driven elements having a clutch-surface mechanism for actuating said driven elements in opposite directions; a clutch splined to the shaft and having an engaging surface on each of its ends; a rod mounted in a bore of the driven shaft, and connected to said clutch; and means for actuating said rod.

17. The combination, with a support having a pair of bearings located at an angle to each other, and also having a groove pro-- vided with locking-recesses, of a shaft mounted in one of said bearings; a handle carried by said shaft; a spring-actuated plunger mounted in the handle, and adapted to engage said locking-recesses; a pinion carried by the shaft; a sleeve reciprocatory in the other bearing of the support and having a rack-surface in engagement with the pinion; a pair of driven elements having hubs fitted in the ends of the sleeve, each hub having a clutch-surface; means for rotating said driven elements in opposite directions; a driven shaft; a clutch, having a clutch-surface on each of its ends, slidingly connected to said driven shaft; and means for actuating the clutch.

18. The combination, with a support, of a driving-shaft journaled in said support; a pair of gears connected to said shaft; a stud projecting from the support; an idler-pinion sleeved upon the stud; a reciprocatory sleeve mounted in a bearing of the support; a de* vice connecting the sleeve and pinion; agear in engagement With the pinion, and having a hub fitted in one end of the sleeve and provided With a clutch-surface at its end; a second gear, also provided with a hub having a clutch-surface at its end, fitted in the opposite extremity of the sleeve, said gear being in engagement With one of the gears of the driving-shaft; a driven shaft upon which said gears are loosely mounted; a clutch on said driven shaft; and means for actuating the clutch.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BENGT M. W. HANSON.

Witnesses:

H. E. BAILEY, W. F. DAY. 

